For millions of fans and followers, Pollan has served as educator, agitator and guide through the act of buying and consuming food. His most recent books delve deep into where our food comes from, what meaning that food has in our culture and what he believes consumers should know each time they sit down to a meal.

Overheard with Evan Smith updates the successful formula of our award-winning series Texas Monthly Talks – great conversation with fascinating people, always on the news and always with a sense of humor. The new show brings you the same mix of guests from politics, the arts, literature, journalism, business, sports and more, and is available to PBS stations nationwide. We hope you’ll be there for our first season of this exciting new program, which airs on KLRU at 7 p.m. every Thursday. Watch episodes online now at klru.org/overheard